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As with most if not ALL blue magic buffs, the casting times are long with short durations.
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Metallic Body: Casting Time - 7 Seconds. Duration - 5 Minutes.
Coccon: Casting Time - 1.75 Seconds. Duration - 1:30 Minutes.
Refueling: Casting Time - 1.5 Seconds. Duration - 5 Minutes.
Zephyr Mantle: Casting Time - 7 Seconds. Duration 5 Minutes.
Diamondhide: Casting Time - 7 Seconds. Duration 5 Minutes.
Feather Barrier: Casting Time - 2 Seconds. Duration 30 Seconds.
Warm-Up: Casting Time - 7 Seconds. Duration 3 Minutes.
Amplification: Casting Time - 7 Seconds. Duration 1:30 Minutes.
Triumphant Roar: Casting Time - 3 Seconds. Duration 1:30 Minutes.
Saline Coat: Casting Time - 3 Seconds. Duration 1 Minute.
Reactor Cool: Casting Time - 3 Seconds. Duration 2 Minutes.
Plasma Charge: Casting Time - 3 Seconds. Duration 1 Minute.
Battery Charge: Casting Time - 5 Seconds. Duration 5 Minutes.
Animating Wail: Casting Time - 2 Seconds. Duration - 5 Minutes.
Regeneration: Casting Time - 2 Seconds. Duration 1:30 Minutes.
Fantod: Casting Time: 0.5 Seconds. Duration 3 Minutes.
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Blue mages are NOT Redmages. They are not meant to be buffing themselves.
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Metallic Body: Casting Time - 7 Seconds. Duration - 5 Minutes.
Coccon: Casting Time - 1.75 Seconds. Duration - 1:30 Minutes.
Refueling: Casting Time - 1.5 Seconds. Duration - 5 Minutes.
Zephyr Mantle: Casting Time - 7 Seconds. Duration 5 Minutes.
Diamondhide: Casting Time - 7 Seconds. Duration 5 Minutes.
Feather Barrier: Casting Time - 2 Seconds. Duration 30 Seconds.
Warm-Up: Casting Time - 7 Seconds. Duration 3 Minutes.
Amplification: Casting Time - 7 Seconds. Duration 1:30 Minutes.
Triumphant Roar: Casting Time - 3 Seconds. Duration 1:30 Minutes.
Saline Coat: Casting Time - 3 Seconds. Duration 1 Minute.
Reactor Cool: Casting Time - 3 Seconds. Duration 2 Minutes.
Plasma Charge: Casting Time - 3 Seconds. Duration 1 Minute.
Battery Charge: Casting Time - 5 Seconds. Duration 5 Minutes.
Animating Wail: Casting Time - 2 Seconds. Duration - 5 Minutes.
Regeneration: Casting Time - 2 Seconds. Duration 1:30 Minutes.
Fantod: Casting Time: 0.5 Seconds. Duration 3 Minutes.
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It's because most if not ALL bluemages are solo casted spells(with Party merit exceptions). A redmage not only has to buff themselves, but are usually buffing other jobs with various spells, nuking, meleen, etc.
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HOWEVER, blue mages are a "HYBRID" job. Like a lot of the other "HYBRID" jobs blue does a lot of other things other than the specific types of damage you mentioned.
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Since blue don't waste MP on things like that and only throw out sporatic nukes and heals... SE keeps MP cost up, thereby restrain a blue mages use of their multi-hit physical spells(which are very cheap compared to blue nuke, or BLM and RDM nuke).
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HOWEVER, blue mages are a "HYBRID" job. Like a lot of the other "HYBRID" jobs blue does a lot of other things other than the specific types of damage you mentioned.
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THIS IS GAME BALANCE.